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Clinozoisite
Clinozoisite

Gahnite
Gahnite



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Clinozoisite Vs Gahnite

Astrology

Origin

Southern and central Africa
Australia

Color

Colorless, Greenish, Green, gray, Yellow
Blue, Green, Greenish, Black

Streak

White
Grey, gray

For which Rashi?

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Planet

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Element of Planets

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Energy

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How to Wear?

Finger

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Ring Metal

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Deities

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Not to wear with

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Powers

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Birthstone

Planetary

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Talisman

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Physical Properties

Tenacity

Brittle
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Solubility

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Durability

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Specific Gravity

3.21-3.384.00-4.62
1 7.18
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Fracture

Irregular/uneven, Uneven
Conchoidal, Uneven

Cleavage

Perfect on {001}
Indistinct parting on [111]

Mohs Hardness

6-77.5-8
2 10
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Chemical Composition

Ca 2Al 3(SiO 4) 3(OH)Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references
ZnAl 2O 4Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)

Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous
Vitreous

Pleochroism

StrongArthur Thomas
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Dispersion

0.020.03
0.005 1
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Transparency

Transparent
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Refractive Index

1.670-1.7341.790-1.818
1 3.25
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Optic Character

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Crystal System

monoclinic
cubic

Birefringence

0.006-0.011-9999
0 0.296
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Clarity

Transparent
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

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Enhances mental clarity and focus

Cardiovascular

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Respiratory

Good
Aids in digestion and soothes the stomach

Reproductive

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Digestive

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Psychology

Empathy
Protection

Healing

Emotional healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Empathy
Harmony

Clinozoisite Vs Gahnite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Clinozoisite and Gahnite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Clinozoisite Vs Gahnite fracture. Whenever a gemstone chip breaks, it leaves a characteristic line along its breakage. Such lines are known as fracture and are used to identify the gemstones in their initial stages of production when they are in the form of rough minerals. Fracture is usually described with the terms “fibrous” and “splintery” to denote a fracture that usually leaves elongated and sharp edges. Fracture observed in Clinozoisite is Irregular/uneven and Uneven. Gahnite fracture is Conchoidal and Uneven.

Clinozoisite Vs Gahnite Luster

A primary knowledge about Clinozoisite vs Gahnite luster is useful in apparent identifications of these gemstones. Luster is the measure of light that gets reflected when incident on a finished cut gemstone. There are two major types of lusters: Silky and Adamantine. Since luster varies between two crystals of even the same gemstone, luster is limited to basic identification criteria. Clinozoisite exhibits Vitreous luster. Gahnite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.